The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-01-20
SMART Mr.. BOWSER.
Mrs. Bowser Tells How He Solved tho
Ssrvant-Girl Question.

Mrs. Bowser Tells How He Solved the
Ssrvant-Girl Question.
Another thing about Mr.. Bowser is
his lofty concert about matters in gen.:
eral and over me in particular. He
goes about talking of his house, his fur
nlture, his taste, and all that, Just as if
he had never heard of me. The other
week, when the cook walked off at half
an hours notice, and Bowser came
home to find dinner half an hour late,
he crossed his hands under his majestic
coat-tails, walked up and down like
some great lord. and finally said:
''Mrs. Bowser. it's the fault of your
management! Iknow that this kitchen
can be run on the same system as
bank, and its got to be done Yes, got
to be done, Mrs. Bowser."
you'd better run il, them" I re-
piled.
$50 l will, madamr"
That day he advertised in the papers,
and after supper the girls began ar
| irving. Mr. Bowser seated himself in
state in the parlor, and showed them
in. His manner and speech were about
the same in each case.
young woman" he began, "are
you naturally neat, systematic, accu-
rate. honest, capable, willing, indus
trious and handy?"
"Yes, sir"
''Can you give bonds in the sum Of
$5, ,0oO?"
"No, sir.'
.'Then l do not want your
He was home all next day, during
which time about twenty girls called
and were sent away. He finally got
tired of the bond question, and ac-
cepted girl and chanced her integrity.
Before proceeding to show her to the
kitchen, Mr.. Bowser loftily observed:
young woman, your path of duty
will lead you all over my house, and
you will De expected to do your work
in cheerful manner and to my salts
faction. want perfect system in every
thing, from peeling potatoes to using
up exactly three pounds of butter per
week. We will now made an examina-
ton of the quarters you are to occupy"
He escorted her to the kitchen and
showed her an egg beater, bar OF
celery dish, and informed her that he
would perhaps, furnish her with tack
hammer in case she wanted to throw
herself on some new French dish. He
charged her to be up at exactly six
o'clock in the morning, and to ring the
bell at exactly seven, and to have the
table cleared off by eight, and then
came in and said to me:
"Mrs. Bowser, this house is to be run
on system after this. You won't know
this place by tomorrow night.
'Do you think the girl will stay?" I
ventured to ask.
'.Stav! tell you, the whole trouble
about the servant girl question lies in
the fact that you women are no mana
gers. That girl will remain here twenty
years, unless sooner discharged.
"Did she seem pleased9"
pleased? Well, / should smile! A
girl knows when she has a competent
boss.''
Next morning at a quarter to eight
MIR. Bowser suddenly awoke and jumped
out of bed. That bell, which was to be
rung at seven o'clock had not aroused
us. We hurried out to the dining-room.
but the table had not yet been set. We
entered the kitchen, but there was no
fire.
"Mr. Bowser," said I, ''your system
seems to be out of gear
He made no reply, but hurried up
stairs, and 1 heard the following con
versation:
Bowser-"Jane! Jane"
Girl-"What is it?''
.Do you know what time it lisp"
| Yes
"And why amt you down stairsP"
II never get down until eight.
"But didn't tell you to get up at six. y
''Odds is the difference If you did.
don't take orders from an old hen
hussyp"
He marched her off as soon as she
came down, and, because he saw grir
on my face. he exclaimed:
Don't think I'm beat, Mrs. Bowser
I'll cook breakfast myselfr'
He broke some eggs into colo
spider without using any butter. ant
they burned fast. He put his coffee t.
steep in cold water, and settled it Will
some of the fried egg. He put th'
butter on in fish platter, broiled th'
mackerel without soaking, and hi
Saratoga chips and pancakes got mixet
up in some strange way. He went oi
without saying any thing and tha
afternoon hired girl and had goo'
supper awaiting him.
s.Mrs Bowser." he said, asjhe leane'
back in his chair and slipped his tea,
told you it was all in the management
If it wasn't for me where would thi
house have been tonight? Learn firm
ness and management from me, Mrs
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